ASF task force starts watch vs online sellers of Luzon-sourced pork products

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CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Aside from seaports and transport terminals, Cebu's African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force has started to look into online selling platforms to prevent distribution of

Members of the Provincial Task Force on African Swine Fever confiscte pork products from Luzon that were still displayed during their inspection in grocery stores in Mandaue City and Cebu City on Thursday, Ocotber 10. /Photo courtesy of the Provincial Information Office

Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Mary Rose Vincoy said they received a tip from a concerned citizen that a Facebook page with the name, Negosyo ni RHOX Sari-Sari, was selling Luzon-brand pork products. Although eating ASF-contaminated pork have no proven effect on humans, the virus poses 100 percent mortality rate when it gets contracted by hogs.

 

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